Punch

/pʌnt͡ʃ/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
2. (countable, rare) A blow from something other than the fist.
3. (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
4. (uncountable) Impact.
5. (transitive) To strike with one's fist.
6. (transitive, of cattle) To herd.
7. (transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
8. (transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.

Example Sentences

Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.

For in Tashbaan there is only one traffic regulation, which is that everyone who is less important has to get out of the way for everyone who is more important; unless you want a cut from a whip or a punch from the butt end of a spear.

The tornado is finally losing its punch.

Nixon inadvertently took most of the punch out of the Red Scare by trekking to Peking and Moscow.

The theorizing often lacks punch and tightness, and that is because Kleinberg is unresolved about how to think about the facts, unsure which are the relevant facts, unsure that thinking itself will be liberating for him.

If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

As night watchman he was required to punch a watchman's clock; the stations were scattered all over the place.

The patrol clock and punch key system made sure that crewmen completed their patrols. At the far end of his patrol, he used a key to punch his clock and start the return trip.

Synonyms for punch

Antonyms for punch

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Word Forms

• punches
• punching
• punched
• punce
• pince
• more punch
• most punch

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